▪ I. dunder
(ˈdʌndə(r))
[Corrupted from Sp. redundar to overflow.]
The lees or dregs of cane-juice, used in the West Indies in the fermentation of rum; = dander n.2
| 1793 Edwards W. Indies v. ii. II. 241 The use of dunder in the making of rum, answers the purpose of yeast in the fermentation of flower. Ibid., Dunder..is the lees or feculencies of former distillations. Ibid. 240 To provide a dunder-cistern of at least 3000 gallons. 1795 Sir J. Dalrymple Let. to Admiralty 5 The miserable ferment called Dunder, which is the only one used in the West Indies. |
▪ II. dunder
var. of dunner v. Sc.